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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Threshold
0.10
Mixed Usage
8.2
8.1
HDR Brightness
9.4
6.9
SDR Brightness
9.5
8.2
Full Comparison
Mixed Usage
8.2
8.1
Home Theater
8.3
8.1
Movies
8.5
Bright Room
8.5
TV Shows
7.8
Sports
8.2
7.6
Gaming
8.4
8.6
HDR Gaming
8.5
PC Monitor
8.1
Brightness
9.4
Black Level
8.8
Color
7.9
Processing (In Development)
6.8
Game Mode Responsiveness
7.9
Motion Handling (Broken)
7.4
Brightness
HDR Brightness
9.4
6.9
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
1,472 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
611 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
473 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
2,564 cd/m²
358 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
3,467 cd/m²
447 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
3,338 cd/m²
736 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,814 cd/m²
677 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
967 cd/m²
545 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
2,497 cd/m²
356 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
3,319 cd/m²
446 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
3,253 cd/m²
723 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
1,810 cd/m²
673 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
965 cd/m²
544 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.060
0.041
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HDR Brightness In Game Mode
9.4
7.5
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
1,393 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
625 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
447 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
4,167 cd/m²
471 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
3,425 cd/m²
550 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
3,366 cd/m²
746 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,796 cd/m²
608 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
956 cd/m²
531 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
2,384 cd/m²
469 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
3,300 cd/m²
540 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
3,251 cd/m²
731 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
1,792 cd/m²
607 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
953 cd/m²
530 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.060
0.023
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SDR Brightness
9.5
8.2
Real Scene Peak Brightness
1,108 cd/m²
474 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
4,043 cd/m²
423 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
3,355 cd/m²
462 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
3,291 cd/m²
604 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,767 cd/m²
530 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
940 cd/m²
466 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
2,320 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
3,238 cd/m²
457 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
3,171 cd/m²
598 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
1,761 cd/m²
529 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
938 cd/m²
465 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.060
0.020
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Black Level
Contrast
8.9
8.6
Contrast Picture
Contrast
201,150 : 1
5,386 : 1
Native Contrast
6,515 : 1
4,267 : 1
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Lighting Zone Precision
8.5
Lighting Zone Precision Picture
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Lighting Zone Transitions
8.5
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object
Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Full-Array
Full-Array
Dimming Zone Count Of The Tested TV
2,880
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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode
9.0
Lighting Zone Precision Photo In Game Mode
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode
Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD
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Black Uniformity
8.9
8.8
Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming
TCL QM8/QM851G QLED
Sony X900H
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